The case has been dropped against a Holmes Beach man arrested in connection to a sexual relationship with a teenage runaway. Jack Allen Pollock, 19, faced charges of lewd or lascivious battery on a ...

Manatee County commissioners want to exercise the government's option to purchase more than 231 acres of undeveloped land on Perico Island. To perform such an exercise they'll need to flex some ...

Anna Maria Island News - Sandbar site plan hearing turns into courtroom battle - The news pages for the online edition of the Anna Maria Island islander weekly newspaper based in Florida.

Joey Seubert 15, of Holmes Beach, wins the fifth week of the Top Notch contest with this image of his brother, Jake, 19, ...

Election season is just around the corner. And a few familiar faces are hoping for a return to the Anna Maria City Commission. Commissioners John Lynch, ...

The Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage is advancing restoration work in its 95-acre preserve through the removal of ...

Hatching season — as opposed to nesting season — is in full swing, according to Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird ...

A man faces robbery and assault charges following his arrest Aug. 5 in Cortez. Deputies with the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office responded that day to a ...

Bradenton Beach officials began shaping the community redevelopment agency’s 2025-26 budget Aug. 6, focusing on unfinished ...

A Cortez man arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of his father now also faces a felony drug charge following a separate investigation by the ...

Bradenton Beach’s mayor looks to make it 20. Having served 18 years in public office in Bradenton Beach, Mayor John Chappie has confirmed he will seek ...

The Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage is advancing restoration work in its 95-acre preserve through invasive species removal, native plantings and ...